Self-indulgently posting yet again
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raincitygirlSo, I might be getting a second cat on a temporary basis. Not terribly likely, as if the owner gets any offers that are geographically closer, she'll likely go for them instead, but it's possible. I don't intend to tell my mother until and unless it's a done deal. SHe'll just stress over the possibility. She feels very strongly that I should not have 2 cats, and I don't think the "it's just temporary, I'd be a foster home" argument will go over very well with her. I think she worries I could turn into a crazy cat lady, which is possible, but my condo bylaws only allow 2 pets per apartment, so I think I'm safe.
Cutting for more about war movies, "Hamilton", nail polish, etc.
I am trying to decide whether to buy Hope and Glory on DVD. It was on at Amazon for $25-ish for the longest time, and the other day went down to $17.98. Which is still expensive, but...less so. Hope and Glory is a fabulous little war movie from 1987 which isn't remotely gory or typically war movie-ish. It tells the story of the Blitz of 1940-41 through the eyes of Bill Rowan, a little boy living in London. We used to have it on VHS tape, but no longer (which is handy as I no longer have a VHS player).
There's this wonderful scene where Bill and his mother and sisters are at a cinema when the film suddenly stops playing the aerial dogfight Bill was so immersed in, the cinema manager gets up on stage and announces that an air raid has started, and people should calmly proceed to the nearest shelter. Bill grumbles about not getting to see any more fighter plane footage, and his elder sister says, "You've got the real thing outside." He whines, "It's not the same." Extremely naturalistic performances from the child actors playing Bill, his little sister, and his friends. But do I really want to pay $18 plus tax to buy a movie I must have seen a good dozen times over the years already, and where I already remember all the good scenes?
I finally broke down and purchased a bottle of Bogota Blackberry, mainly because I still adore the name. Plus, ahem, a few other polishes that happened to be on sale, mainly so I could get free shipping. It would've been cheaper just to buy the one bottle and pay the damn shipping. Should I buy a DVD the same week I bought nail polish and went to the movies and bought dinner out? The answer's probably no, huh?
I am continuing to indulge my "Hamilton" obsession. I even subscribed to the mailing list so I could be notified in advance when the next tranche of "standard tickets" goes on sale. Standard tickets are the less good seats, but they start at $139 USD per ticket, whereas "premium tickets" start at about $600 USD. But Rain, someone points out, you live 3 time zones and a national border away from Broadway. I just want to KNOW, i'm not going to fly to New York just to see a damn musical where I already have the cast album halfway memorized. But useful information perhaps for someone on my f-list/dwircle who lives closer, and doesn't have a nail polish habit playing havoc with their MasterCard bill.
I seem to have weeds growing in one of my planters. Very pretty weeds with little purple flowers. And now I'm off to read other people's reactions to "Captain America: Civil War".
Cutting for more about war movies, "Hamilton", nail polish, etc.
I am trying to decide whether to buy Hope and Glory on DVD. It was on at Amazon for $25-ish for the longest time, and the other day went down to $17.98. Which is still expensive, but...less so. Hope and Glory is a fabulous little war movie from 1987 which isn't remotely gory or typically war movie-ish. It tells the story of the Blitz of 1940-41 through the eyes of Bill Rowan, a little boy living in London. We used to have it on VHS tape, but no longer (which is handy as I no longer have a VHS player).
There's this wonderful scene where Bill and his mother and sisters are at a cinema when the film suddenly stops playing the aerial dogfight Bill was so immersed in, the cinema manager gets up on stage and announces that an air raid has started, and people should calmly proceed to the nearest shelter. Bill grumbles about not getting to see any more fighter plane footage, and his elder sister says, "You've got the real thing outside." He whines, "It's not the same." Extremely naturalistic performances from the child actors playing Bill, his little sister, and his friends. But do I really want to pay $18 plus tax to buy a movie I must have seen a good dozen times over the years already, and where I already remember all the good scenes?
I finally broke down and purchased a bottle of Bogota Blackberry, mainly because I still adore the name. Plus, ahem, a few other polishes that happened to be on sale, mainly so I could get free shipping. It would've been cheaper just to buy the one bottle and pay the damn shipping. Should I buy a DVD the same week I bought nail polish and went to the movies and bought dinner out? The answer's probably no, huh?
I am continuing to indulge my "Hamilton" obsession. I even subscribed to the mailing list so I could be notified in advance when the next tranche of "standard tickets" goes on sale. Standard tickets are the less good seats, but they start at $139 USD per ticket, whereas "premium tickets" start at about $600 USD. But Rain, someone points out, you live 3 time zones and a national border away from Broadway. I just want to KNOW, i'm not going to fly to New York just to see a damn musical where I already have the cast album halfway memorized. But useful information perhaps for someone on my f-list/dwircle who lives closer, and doesn't have a nail polish habit playing havoc with their MasterCard bill.
I seem to have weeds growing in one of my planters. Very pretty weeds with little purple flowers. And now I'm off to read other people's reactions to "Captain America: Civil War".
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Date: 2016-05-08 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-08 02:17 am (UTC)I think Young Miss Weaver would cope with a roomie. She's pretty timid. When I had that lost cat staying with me in November, YMW freaked out, but she didn't actually ATTACK the poor cat. Just hissed and postured and generally made a huge fuss from a safe distance. And if worst came to worst, one of them could live in the bedroom and one in the main areas of the apartment for a while, only having heavily supervised contact. I have a small second litter tray, I could put that in the bedroom. What would be better would be if I had a second bedroom to put the newcomer in, but I don't so I can't. Oh well.
So yeah, I hope the owner finds someone closer, because that's a cheaper trip for her to pay for, and also a less stressful flight or set of flights (there are no direct flights from Atlanta to Vancouver) for the kitty. But if I turn out to be the only option, I think it could work out. With a bit of luck. My biggest concern would be me getting horribly attached, and grieving when I had to give him up. But I've only ever grieved pets who died. I've never had one who went to a different loving home, and I suspect it would be a very different type of grief.
P.S. And she didn't find anyone closer, so the cat is officially coming to me late May or early June, depending on the pet shipping company's schedule. So let's just hope he can stay safe in that difficult situation a few weeks longer.
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Date: 2016-05-16 07:33 pm (UTC)